Abstract:Oncological patients are at an increased risk of an opportunistic infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis remains infrequent in oncological patients. This article describes a case report of a 15-year old boy diagnosed with T-ALL, who developed L.monocytogenes infection during an intensive cancer treatment. The patient's treatment proceeded with numerous complications. Impaired coagulation led to genetic examination and factor V Leiden and heterozygotic C667T and A1298C mutations of MTHFR detect… Show more
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